The opening act tonight is Scottish band The King Lot. Sometimes they play a full electric set, but tonight they’re doing an acoustic set. A three-piece, you have two guitarists and a drummer (tonight playing a cajon). All three of them also do vocals, and when the three of them …
Read More »Tremonti – Belfast, Limelight 1 – 14 June 2016
Gigs staged in the shadow of a festival often can be hit and miss affairs. And with a lot of the Northern Ireland metallians returning from D(r)ownload turning left virtually as soon as they docked and heading straight down the motorway to Dublin for Slayer and Anthrax, you could have …
Read More »Download festival 2016 – Lawnmower Deth
Not long before Sixx A.M were due to play, along with a few other photographers, I headed to the main stage where we were met by Lawmower Deth and their special guest – Kim Wilde. We were then escorted onto the stage (to the puzzlement of the crowd) to get …
Read More »Download Festival 2016 – Friday 10th June
Royal Republic (7) are the perfect Lemmy stage opening band for the weekend – fun, energetic and with a Volbeat-esque vibe to boot, they’re able to get things going in the best way possible. Finishing song Full Steam Space Machine is a particular highlight and the band look certain to …
Read More »Camden Rocks Festival Review – 4th June 2016
Camden Rocks Festival took place on Saturday 4th June 2016. With 200 bands playing in 20 venues throughout Camden Town in North London. The venues are all within walking distance of Camden Town Tube Station. 2016 was the fifth event but my first, with so many bands to choose from …
Read More »AC/DC, Live in London and Manchester, 04/06/16 & 09/06/16
Evergreen Rock giants AC/DC returned to U.K. shores this week, as part of their second stint of European shows on the ‘ Rock Or Bust’ tour. Of course, circumstances had changed since 2015, so Planetmosh were in attendance at both the London and Manchester shows to see whether the Rock …
Read More »Bearded Theory festival 2016
Bearded Theory is a festival that covers a wide range of music – Rock, Punk, Ska, Reggae, Folk, Dance and almost anything else you can think of. Held on the same site as Bloodstock festival it’s a great weekend, with a great layout, wonderful family friendly atmosphere and plenty of …
Read More »Rock On Green Festival – 05/06/16 – Forum London
This past Sunday I headed to Kentish Town’s O2 Forum for the first edition of Rock On Green Festival; it was a bit surreal getting there and there not being a queue as it’s 4pm doors today. Initially there are only a hundred or so people there and the back part …
Read More »Big Boy Bloater and the limits – 100 club, London – 15th May 2016
Tonight’s show was at the 100 club – a basement venue on Oxford Street that over the years has hosted gigs by plenty of big names. I was looking forward to tonight’s show as the new album (Luxury hobo) from Big Boy Bloater is absolutely superb, so I was hoping …
Read More »The Soapgirls – Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes – 4th June 2016
First up tonight were local Milton Keynes band False Idol. They’re a young band and do a set based mainly on their own material but also including two covers – “Take me to Church” (Hozier) and “The Kill” (30 Seconds to Mars). They’re a decent opener with a hard rock/pop …
Read More »The Answer – Belfast, Limelight 1 – 3 June 2016
Time is relative. For some, it passes slowly and as inexorably as the tides lap against a shore. For others, it speeds past like a bullet from a gun, bearing down on its inevitable end. For Northern Ireland’s hardest working hard rockers, The Answer, the past decade has been something …
Read More »Interview with Rasmus Sjøgren from Celestial Son.
Celestial Son (formerly known as Drone) is a progressive grunge band from Denmark founded in 2003 in Silkeborg. The band is led by singer, guitarist and songwriter Rasmus Sjøgren. PlanetMosh caught up with Rasmus to discuss all things Celestrial Son and the new single ‘Open Wound’. PlanetMosh.Why did you change …
Read More »Mark Tremonti – PlanetMosh Exclusive
Best known to many as the guitarist with Creed and subsequently Alter Bridge, Mark Tremonti in recent years has stepped into the solo spotlight with his own self-titled band. With Tremonti the band having released their third album, ‘Dust‘, last month, and bound for the UK’s shores again, for a …
Read More »Rated Rebellious: A Playlist by Nick Oliveri
PlanetMosh’s latest ‘playlist guest artist’ is California’s own (in)famous Nick Oliveri. At various times, as an integral member of Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Mondo Generator, Dwarves, Bl’ast!, and as a solo artist with The Uncontrollable, bassist and multi-instrumentalist Oliveri has been at the forefront of desert rock, hardcore …
Read More »Twisted Sister’s last ever UK show at Bloodstock – The Ultimate Setlist
The clock is ticking. It’s the final countdown to the biggest gig of the year. Twisted Sister will play their final UK show on the hallowed turf of Catton Hall at this year’s Bloodstock Open Air Festival. With a powerful plethora of pulsating anthems in their arsenal, how the hell …
Read More »Dan Reed interview – May 2016
With the first new album from Dan Reed Network in 25 years due out in just a few days, Planetmosh spoke to Dan Reed to talk about the album and their tour plans.
Read More »Magnum, Limelight 1 Belfast, 27/05/16
Much had been made in Belfast on local rock chatter and social media of the 25 odd years it had been since Magnum had last visited the city, but the night had rolled round quickly since they announced the date and a capacity crowd at the Limelight ensured it was …
Read More »L.A. Guns – Birdwell Venue, Barnsley: 28th May 2016
Birdwell Venue is a former Working Mans Club on the outskirts of Barnsley South Yorkshire with good transport links, situated just off the M1, it’s easy to find and a has large car park. It’s a reasonable sized venue with a capacity of 350 seated, possibly more if the seats …
Read More »God Damn Brewery – M2TM Glasgow finalist – Interview
The Metal 2 The Masses Glasgow final takes place on May 27th and we’ve been catching up with the finalists to get their take on the competition, the final, and what playing at Bloodstock would mean to them. In this interview we hear from God Damn Brewery. Congrats on getting …
Read More »Gov’t Mule – Forum, London – 12th May 2016
Tonight at the Forum was Gov’t Mule. As usual there is no support act – Gov’t Mule prefer to play without support and do two sets. Since both sets each last around an hour then fans get over two hours of music from Gov’t Mule, which is excellent value and …
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